Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)This is not really a Third-Hand tool. A third hand tool holds the brakes themselves closed. Calling this a 3rd hand tool is incorrect bicycle tool terminology. This is rightly called a FOURTH-HAND tool by those in the know.
But that said, this item is a good budget tool for pulling/holding the brake cable on your bicycle brakes while you use your other 3 hands to simultaneously tighten the cinch nut and hold the bolt from turning -while at the same time holding the brake caliper closed.
The same tool is made by Park and Pedro's but they pretty much are all the same tool more or less except for they call it by its correct name: FOURTH-HAND-TOOL. The Avenir version does a knock-up job when you really need it (usually not that often.)
Many bike brake wrenching tasks don't even need this tool and you can get by without it most of the time even when it would have come in handy. But there are those times when this type of tool is worth its weight in gold when you don't have a helper and the particular brake you are working on is a PITA. The low cost of the Avenir version compared to the others makes it a wise buy to the non-pro wrench. It isn't often needed and spending top dollar for a name-brand tool on something that isn't a must-have most of the time is money that could be better spent on more important tools/components.
Pros:
*Works. When it is needed it is a godsend.
*Very LOW cost compared to the Park and Pedro's versions. Pretty much the same thing.
Cons:
*Wrong name -this is a 4th-hand tool not a 3rd-hand tool.
*The plastic handle grip is a bit cheesy & thin -the Park and Pedro's tools have nicer rubberized handles.
*It is a bit complex to figure out how to work/operate. It has lots of flippy and pivoty bits to maneuver around while setting it on the cable correctly, and often there is very little room to work -especially on center-pull brakes with the tire really in the way. This is more or less the same issue with more expensive tools too. Even though it is hard to set up it still is easier than trying to hold the cable with your teeth ;)
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